Alcoa Inc. announced that it has reviewed Alcan’s continuity agreement with the Government of Quebec which identifies the requirements that Alcoa must meet regarding Alcan’s future operations in the Province in order to maintain certain of Alcan’s hydroelectric and water rights. In a letter to Alcan’s Board of Directors, Alcoa outlined the many ways in [...]

Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. , is pleased to report an estimated diamond content of 91 carats per hundred tonnes (”cpht”) for a 18.4 tonne sample collected from the North Anomaly kimberlite dyke on the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec. Additionally, summer exploration drilling conducted by Ashton and [...]

Collection of 50 and 100 tonne samples in progress on North Anomaly and Hibou dykes
Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (“Ashton” or the “Corporation”), is pleased to report early success from the Quebec summer exploration program with the discovery of a new diamondiferous dyke on the Foxtrot property. Additionally, [...]

Largest diamond a 1.71 carat octahedron
Robert T. Boyd, President and CEO of Ashton Mining of Canada Inc. (”Ashton” or the “Corporation”) (TSX:ACA), is pleased to report that the cumulative 49.8 tonnes of kimberlitic material collected from the northern end of the Renard 4 kimberlitic body (”Northern Zone”) on the Foxtrot property in north-central Quebec has [...]